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Inauguration of President Hoover, Washington, D.C., March 4, 1929 – Antique Print

Inauguration of President Hoover, Washington, D.C., March 4, 1929, 1929 March 4. — historic photograph
Inauguration of President Hoover, Washington, D.C., March 4, 1929, 1929 March 4.. Historic photograph from the Washington DC collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Inauguration of President Hoover, Washington, D.C., March 4, 1929. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Inauguration of President Hoover, Washington, D.C., March 4, 1929

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Few inauguration pictures from 1929 stretch as wide as this one, a panoramic gelatin silver print more than three feet long that captures the crowd at Herbert Hoover's swearing-in on March 4, 1929. Portraits of Hoover and Vice President Charles Curtis, made by the Washington studio Harris & Ewing, flank the panorama at either end, while the panorama itself came from DeSouza Bros. of Pennsylvania Avenue. Hoover, who had served as Secretary of Commerce, won the 1928 election and succeeded Calvin Coolidge, and the print's long format lets viewers study the spectators and the Capitol setting around the ceremony.

Created / published1929 March 4.
Medium1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 9 x 39 in.
GenrePortrait photographs.Panoramic photographs.Gelatin silver prints.
NotesTransfer; White House; July 9, 1929. Panoramic photo by DeSouza Bros., 467 Pa. Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. Portraits at left and right by Harris & Ewing.
SubjectsSpectators. Government facilities. Vice presidents. Presidents. Hoover, Herbert,--1874-1964--Inauguration, 1929. Curtis, Charles,--1860-1936--Inauguration, 1929. United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,306 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-197937

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